Model Yachting Monthly: Volume 1, Issue 11 – January 1946

MODEL YACHT RACING 1921 – OF AMERICA . 1945 The I)bjeot of tllis Association is to encourage and promote the designing, build- :?ogfsa:gr rfh°:n8o££uFt°::I tsh¥ttsnp8or¥.achtsJ and to establish uniform rules and regula. lea”mh::e`t#:mt:PBS::etehi:g[Pb:it:grsi%t:Sbe°r:hpp°S;:S%[h°ensM:a¥;.ng.aA:0¥:rofnot Annual dues ar.i ten dollflrs. Applications for membership shall be made in r*£;£no!ttoho5h:pF,::£rta:]33:r:::tr.ydga:#e8£:[i?eers;8nemde£}tetrEet8:¥3,d£::ita’:fubse£::; and accompanied by a I.et. of ten dollai.a, roturned if the application iB rejected. as dues f or the calendar year, to bc A niodel ).acht competillg in ally Na,tiolial Diviaional or Invitation Regatta must bo registered ill the M. Y. R. A. A. Membei. clubs are grouped in divisioiis, the Eastern, Mid-western, and Pacifro, and are units forming the M. Y. R. A. A. Each di\.ision has its own regional officerB and di`.lsional cl`ampionship races. The National Association has direct Suaireggea:£kheeg,gaatt,`o°uDsa’fo:h:h:P!::ahufoptso:ntdhe°tshpeorrtTationalRaces,andpromulgates ~`~I.`~w.wO.im..`~u.-`nr”~`~-`.n.r`~l`~w.w….`..`..~`~`..w.I..`rfi.-..`..`…..rf`d`..-.`..w-..tr-}…….`.-I,.t~`..`I…`.f`..,.`d YOU SHOULD JOIN THE M. Y. R. A. A. BECAUSE YOU OBTAIN Protec.tioa of its Constitutiori, Regulations, Sailing and Rating Rules. Prestige I or }’our hobby.. club and country. Opportunity to share the destiny- of your chosen sport, nationally, a]id politicauy. locally, nationally, inter- IndiictarLce into the finest comradechip of any Sport. A wider Social radius of friends and kindred spirits. Participation in Divisional, fu-ational and Internatonal recreative competition. A greater 8ati8faction I ron the time and substance expended and the expei`ience gdred. YOU SHOULD SUBSCRIBE T0 MODEL YACHTING MONTHLY BECAUSE YOU OBTAIN Official Toports of w’hat is going on. Latest National and Ltical news. Instructive and informative articles. A liberal education in all aspects of Modern hfrodel Yachting. Up-to-date plans of successful }.achts of all.classes. A broad exchange o£ &esthetic, sq,ieutific and practical ideas and information. Photo reproductions of yachts in a(‘tion and their skippers and their haunts. Oolulnus devoted to general discussion, new ideas, suggestions and comments. SUBSCRIP1’ION, ONE YEAR, $1.50 MODEL YACHTING MONTHLY VOL..I JANUARY,1946 NO.11 GEORGE ATTHoima’s M-OIAss “pIAyRATE” BEFORE THF wlND AT BFRKEljEy, GAL. NOTE 5-PIECE SPINNAKER: THIS IS REAI.LY A HUGE AUXILIARY SAIIi I–?+i.- -` ,-..-. T_i ‘,-_- :i _’=RE THOUGHTS ON MODEL YACHTING land with “Clutha” in first Place. I obtained blueprlntB and built ffoluthall ag an A-olagB. She hag been TF FngM:#T8g#R#i¥i°56_Efe8fnb::::: In 1928 it graduated to OlaBg D, 55″ L.O.A. In 1956 a oonE]istent whriner.. Oorre8pondanoe with Admit.&1 Tut.n®I. resulted ln un- 1t gr.aduated to i:3:a::+:::3L:ftgE::h F::i bfuu€h±.3¥ d®r8tandlng of his System by 8overal na,val a.rohitects Who are members.of our` club. Analyses by Admiral Turnor.’s methods |of many of the big and llttlo sailing yaohtB have been rna.de Willlg of the Mill Pond I,’rrc,and were a Strong D*o.£’rvonTE addition to our. fleet. At preeeut we ha,vo 16 of thlB olasEi r®g- 1storod`. There are also 8 boats not reglBtered ln the hands of for.mer by us. member.8, Eiome of whom are engaged in Six A-claE!s yacht,E} have been 3;i#miE:im,ur.d:::fnsai¥`:iB?::mt3e:; war lndust,rlos. hag at much expense provided ug with a pond 900 foot long and 200 f eat wldo, with a Shore line faLced with hea,vy logs, making ideal oonditione sue c e a Bful . All y&ohts aI.e “gtatio” on the drawing boar’d. Moving the keel aft does not change the for.in of a poor. hull. Boats poorly balanced Can be sailed by an ad]ugtment of sails and club-house faoilitieel. can win racoB. A ologe lnspeotion BhowB that they Blido along with The EB8ex County Par.k CormlBsion forT#### ::::gp::S¥£:: ::!=1¥;nt their` oenterline at an angle to their. I note that MYM gives space to oplnion8 on a var.1®ty of sub]eotB.At gaillng faster the age of 76 I nay be oxouged for rambling. But I submit gone thoughts on model yaohtlng which may f ind a They would Ba,il i:Eew:€han¥h:B]°g:±L±::1 32:::#:£: Instead of butting the water with their tails, they would keep their fewR:B:SEE:Z:::.Bpopt in general, it deE)orveB direction. if their f ore-and-aft Center more respect and attention tails behind their. bowEi. ThiE} is what the Tul’ner. Bygtem tries to do. B±:yha€:eg:I:E¥i::.t?:I.Pay:::¥gew:: :#defBP:£::in:n:o:g :#±±g3oh±: I::I :::8± ::BaL:::e:fbge:#::°5n§±%:i ±g: than lt reooiveB. It 18 not ohild’s a devotee of golf . The knocking of a Small .white ball over throe or four miles of nea,dow into 18 4-inch holes ones oorr.esponding t,o the Turner gygtem. I ha,ve an A-class boat on which this was done with rna,rked im- 18 ta,ken vet.y Eieriously by thousands of bu8inege men, Supported by most oogtly Club nomber`Bhip dries a,nd pal- provement atial club-houeies. The dignity of. knooking this ba.Il, and the variety \-Je know of of ooBt,the outdoor. exorcise,the va- of problenB ln Bailing, the 3:h::±£r::un±:ate:::¥y±hL:8:L€h:±¥u: periorlty of model yachting. Bailing methods. Too much liber.ty does away witha ola,gg. Too much I wlBh to oorment on Admir’al Tur`- ner’and his system of balance.In the flrBt edition of Danielg’ & Tuoker’g rules does away with var.iety, and Skill. Any olaBEi rule that keeps the yaohtB within Pea,aonable llnit8 of Size, shape and gall area means 18 a Picture, p. 176, of the 6-M model “AilBa” on the lake a,t I-[onteith. ReportEi of her. good competition. But rule.Ei Bo rigid that a Skipper cannot make use of the beat Eiailing qualities of his yacht subtract from the E}port. Such a I.ule exiEitg in those restrictions connected with the f ore-tr.iangl® and the f ixed Pogitlon of the rna.8t a,nd ¥:n¥ig8de:::::I , I;?X:t|?(:a:¥i¥ £::e: duplicate, whloh was,done by one of the builders ln Flfe’s shipyard. wag added. a ooBtly As a It boat with heavy duty olaBB D boat no other. eygtem that of- fers any method of ineiuring the 8ane direction at any angle of heel. The gI’eateet faotoI` of interest in this sport lE] itEi variety and its unoe}talnty.There is always room for improvement ln design, equipment and a-:::¥n8aBoa:drdardw±¥£e:hew::5p,a:a::: “Hodel Sa,iling. Graft” or. a, log are gym- gymmotr’y. The direction of the underbody when upright and when heeled should bo the Bane in a good design. Thle iei the aim of the Tur.nor system. !§€§:::;d¥:::onr3;;:i§:;pe;:;;§§ii;i:!i: riety A box ::!|ic::,n.?u: g:5:i:rgiE:::1:::in:: her Per.- fol`manoe over Several years ln club rao®B proved her to be at the top of her Class. Admiral Turner Collaborated with Mooollun in a riew 6-meter doslgn “Clutha”, and reoordB Show many regattas ln England and Soot- i :bfo #:±3b¥i:u:a±:t:::a°:ftpfer#3. This la a clumsy way of doing Some- thing tha.t Could be done directly by ::::ngy ±±£±n:I:£e :fe:h:f jtfe ::i:: 2 I H O U G H T S sail. M O I) E L O N cer of the Day Thor.e 8eens no reaEion why to- tal Sail area Y A a H T I N a Cannot I)e fixed with- I.equlres to insur.o against exoeBaeB. With the limit,od time av&1lable :::u::n!:o:i:g #e ::Ee;i: i::g::#: to bu8ineE)8 men, the ohanoe8 are -thELt E::bl::a ;:em::e:h;a8£:±n:?t:i: a:::i. mctr.e than one olaBB in our club. Two cia.g8eE) would have to be sa,iled on :::%L:Xdw:::8.doe:h:o:h±£:i:gg:fs:i: two different days. Local inter.eat oomoB first with each Club. There may be room for all the mainsail can be left to the sklption of the mast ln most :::E.r:£::t::ego::tb:]=3:dt£:eu::yo: models 18 al’ea,but it nay gr.eatly lnor.ease the Bailing ability of the yacht. The olasseB of boats pr.opoged. The Size a,nd of the pond and the Blzo of the boat go.together. The experience of our Club, which 8aila only the A-Olasg, 18 that extl.a boats get new members. Part of the game, it E}eems to ne, We ha.ve inor.eased our nemberghip 507o t)y offel.ing extl.a boa,ts to good proBpeots . Ei|]ort lEi pena.Iized by a rlgld ptilo ln the regiBtr.a,tlon oertifloate in the Station mar.ks on deck which may perpetuate a wr.ong Position of both sails. !£e:rc:%:i:i::. Sai±Bt£:: :o:B:€§:o::, measur.erg and I.egistr.ation off iolals need to know is total Bail area. The movement of mast and Jib, because it may inpl.ove sailing, should be en- our. Assoolatlon. An park oormnisaiong and public playground aBEiooiations, ;:=:geE :::g::€ €i::°¥ta8::dL:he::a :::un±°:5::8p:::t:::8:am:un=::d:he:; greatly to the int,erest of the Sport to abolish the fore-tr’iangle and the :::i:eEaT:t:a#:httFo;a::n%eurea::|X One:h:n:P::ias:8db3y8:::i:ye#::¥bthy- marks on deck for mast and for.esta.y, a.nd Bubgtitute a simple statement of tote.1 sa,il area limits. nont that ea,ch wag obtained in this way. The public playground assoolations Can organize model yacht olubB. The onganizatlone can be moved by a little regular A require- sa.il be mal`ked with its a,I’ea, and the total area allowed on the certificate iB all the Offli} # a # .# # Stimulation from our. Exeoutloe Comm- ittee and by copies of this magazine. # ####### Offl THE CONTENDERS FOR THE NATIONAL A-OIASS CHAMPIONSHIP AT SEATTLE, WASH., JUNE 5,1945. I.EFT T0 RIGHT: DAVE SANTO and NEMESIS; T.W.I]OUK and SUNSET; MORRIS FIARE & NORBRIS; JACK ALRA a.nd JIM GRIZZELI, with ENTERPRISE; CHARLES SIMPSON with NATI0NAI. TROPHIEs; SHAimocK and SVERRE B0CKAI.IE. 3 Photo by J.A.\tright. `J Jack Spou)art’S Vane 5 A LUCITE SELF TACKING VANE * -BjrJ]AVEERE In a recent ls8ue of MYbl Mr. Paul Collet presented the fa,ot that “Doc” Spowart of Ber.keley has a vane that is a ten-strike. I hereby second the motion, and will attempt to bring lt migglvlng in your mind ag to how ef – i3o¥3:.[n+N#vtg:n5±°::€Bm:fw88:8:°u:8 oroBB the other, paint the Joint and let it set for about 10 minutes,then €%:y 5:E] ;E8:t:::oTo#Lgge::rE:, a:; feotlve gmaill the pieces solvent ls, take two of Lu-cite, lay one a- tr I)oc’g orlglrml was rna,de of stainless Steel, duralumln, brass, lea,d and 80 n:ri::i: #7apD=:.aK±nE 3:e:°¥§: net weight Six ounces, umin for. the vane blade arms, and and a, fool-proof Job of self-taoklng, stainleE}s Eiteel for the vane gplndle balsa wood, a e±:I::o:L¥r:#a:±mF:: ::g#:t::¥::i ::::,mag:t.fdi::I:: tE:! o::ldwg:I? :=dL::¥t:¥[::i :x::::=3dms:::fv:8: After completing the Job Col.dingly, and made a date with I)oc to I)r’ove or disprove my theor`1eg. I screw that Lilay I gay now thlg the tubulaz` which fit the upl.ight posts enable any Skipper to build this su- :::I:u?:rto:E gooco:¥el?f e:::#::, ::k;a3:=d;::8]:if)I.L2weh;¥:I;°b8::eS: that if you avoid our. pitfalls as outlined you won’t be forced to call on expletives str`onger then ”da,inn” occasionally to Complete the job ln fir.E}t,-Class Elha.pe. the thl’eads will hold until the oowB come hone,Bo-don’t be afraid to Cinch down on the sor.ewe. The ideal way to cut Luoite 18 with a power. bla,de Now that your !::-d;::i::::::::T:n:#To:::a:::::: a,ttitude that it iB too pur.ty to hang on the Eltern of that old klunk Jig-saw, but hel.e I lea,rned that unthe because there Can aoc::Sag;Cthi:Bwp:¥:ondr£:i:g:„w:±# ing was oa,By,but drilling Caused the Btook to melt, Bo use lar’d-oil and dr`ill Slowly on thin Btook. On la,rge Bheetg dr’ill at any Speed. 1’then tapping Luoite use the proper dr.ill size’ and if tapping Close to the edge, do not f oroe the ta,p or the stock will Split. Once Luclte 18 tqp- leEIB Sawed Slowly, Luoite vane to polishing, you will have positive action in any kind of weather. of eta,inleE}B steel. Sqlrare stock had to be tur’ned and drilled. The tur.m- ped posts ::dn:f°:rr:::3:e ::trg°#::8isp:=€ :i lt took six tries before Doc finally make fl.lotion ::t?he s::%8#::8s±::%:r:fw!L:u::£: 8Lb9;:¥L::a::ot±#:„W3:::1:Ve:u8:¥: `tv±±Lg::: :::¥a:o£:a:L8e::g::e:9a:6 to we deolded the upr.ight ::LLawL!78fr 3=::8::W;t:I:::B Bg ::::: er meElged with Lucite be for.e, and we on .how but two rod. This enha.need the appearance of the vane and brought the weight up f ound our` path str’ewri with all kinds sleeves the Due to the light weight we uged a brass Counter-ba.lance Eihaped like a t,hat this job wag no push-over, beoauBe neither Doc nor myself had ev- hit and Could be made of Luoite. availed myself of a Luoite kit, fil.50 net, whloh included in addition to agsor.ted Ijuoite, the me8,ns for’ |olning and polighlng lt. everything will melt the Lucite, and the desired shape will be neoeBsarily altered, or in my oa,se, I just started over. a- a:n,d°uras ,va::Ca¥£:t #3¥Lh:::L±; g:= gain. hea,r, even as 1′. form, lot of The beE]t way to smooth sawed edges ig with a fine file, then with polishing Compound the oniglnal pol- at t,he Eiame time cause a ooment you will like to Nov/have a.t it, a,nd good luck. -DAN HERB, Berkeley lffo. 18h ca,n be reBtor.ed. The first question asked is “H.ow do you glue Lucite?” Hah! You don’t. I,uoite ig fuEied with a Eiolve.nt. a.nd A heated debate mB g0- Two pieces to :¥e:n ;:ei?: be join’ed Should be polished and be Clean. Hold pleoes together’ the way you want them, then with the aid of. a small water-color. paint br’ugh coat club meeting, and one mem- ber ”The Shouted: Previous the edges of the joint with solvent, which will f ind its way over the whole |oint. Hold on for about two minutes, then let, go. Let the joint dgi;:;i:i:;i::i;i:::i:ir:i:ii:;::i;; set for a,bout two hc)ur.B a.nd you will f ind that the two pieces have become one, no fooling. Be ca.reful that the solvent 1g uged Bparlngly so lt will man, I humbly apologize; the previous Bpeakel. IS quite fit for the act to which I referred.” 6 MODEL YACHTING MONTHLY VOL. I JANUARY,1946 American Skippers NO.11 Published, Monthly by THE MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION 0F -AMERICA C}. H. PARLEY, Ed,i,to+, 87 Qwiney St., Madford, Mass. Subscription, Cine Year, $2.00 !n U.S. and Canada: $2.50 Foreign All rlgbte reB®rved. Notmfig that &ppear8 ln thlB magazln® may b® reproduced, ®lthor wholly or in part, withotit wrltton perq|l88ion of the Edltor acting for the HYRAA or from a contributor who ro8ervee his rights. ROLL 0F PATRONS Eastera Division Aids Ballantyne A. R . Lassel T. W. Honk IIarry E. Richardson Montclair M.Y.C. Boston M.Y.C. Fred I,. Pig.eoa Phoenir Sport Club Inc. Cbicago M.Y. C. Freenan I. Santos Fred’k.W Gwinn, ]r. H.®t ltr.FREEIIAN J. SANTOS, Natic> rug.1 Soor.etary, M¥RAA. For once he wag R01,L OF SPONSORS Thomas Allen Long Island MY.C. Tbonas Allen, ]r. Deeper Hudsofl M.Y. C. Caught by the camera ln a repog®ful mood. He finds it dlffloult to Bit Goo. E. Steinbreoher Min Pond M.Y.C. Son Francisco M.Y.C.(Sail) he &lgo 11keE] to get things done. Paul Collet JOE::e#cHTifF:g SanFranciscoM.Y.C.Cower) Forest Hill REYC. •I,t. Comm. Ronald Moore Harry A. Miller CLUBS SUBSCRIBING |ooC7o Boston M.Y. C. Cleveland MY.C. Montclair M.Y. C. Forest Hill M.Y.C. Deeper IIudson M.Y.C. Phoenix Sport Club Inc. Chicago M.Y.C. Lynn M. Y. C. Redbank M.Y. C. 8tlll, which 18 to our’ advantage, ag MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA OpplclAL ptrBI,ICATIONs Sailing Rules /fo”d) and General Rules 20c oa¢L I,ot® ol ten or more, 18c cach Sailing Rules (S£6//) loo oath. I.otB of ten or more, 8c each M-Class Rating Rules (Marblehead 50-800) c.n::3n:u5?i:gs:#:,#.CEH-g;g:? golf-tacking vane plan, also a fine lt-Cla6g deBlgn by JIB Fulton. Thl8 magazine uould like some nope plans, all claB8eB. I)on’t hoal`d .em, BoyB! We have reoelved Bone 8woll Cover desLgnB from Selner LaI.Ben az]d F. J. SantgB, but the more the nerz.iel’, Bo huz’ry with your.a:I}eedlin® 18 January 15, no foolin’ . Draw doTibl®-the Size of tbe proBent cc”er deBlgn, black ink on thito papel., no colors. Our Patrons and SponE]ol.a contplb- =:doFe=h±g fa2::2£:: tE: F±:Bth¥s:i loo each. Lots of ten or more, 8o each X.-Class Rating Roles (1000 sq.in. a.A.) too each. Lots of ton or noro, 8o ea.¢h Standard Starting Schedules 20c each I,otB of ten or noro, 18c each Measurement Certificate Blanks A-Class, 6-M ChBs, .1.25 per htLndred M-Clas8, InolaLs8, 76¢ per hundred M.Y. R.A.A.Rubber Starmp (to record S.A.) 60c each, postpaid Male checl or lL 0. payable to 3oY;:.oLpi9dpdgT®T’RTLe,acst:vroe]rdrMriY;Y£Pt.84;,Add that the real)onao for the Second Vch- tme -ill be as enthuaiaEitlo. vere not f or the Patrons and. If lt Spon- aorB YOU would be gettll)g a E)klnplez. monthly right alorig. Some olubg are atln I.epreBented on our subgcrlptlon SPECIAL NOTICE CLUB OFFICERS! : ! 118t ritn a VERY SL!AIL percentage of Ploa8e Bend the =:::::::Tnha;:b¥iofi¥r¥E!t=§£:== 1946 ae goon aEi tboy al`e elected. vould help a lot if Eiome nev nameE) Tere prlzited on the cz.edit llneB. Uo rill take f3mall advertiBenents for Club regattas, boats fol’ Bale, iant advta., eta. Write ln for rates l18t of your Edltop of MTM a Club Officer.a for We woLild like to carry a rogt,er of Cltlb OfflceI.a, as wag done ln the Year EookB. No questlonall.e will be sent you. Llgt name of 8:gE’o:frdiogrmeg and addre8soB of BLT[LD]NG PLANKED MODELS + + BA¥,g.;gg.,s£€S£:e3r METHOD I. PLANKING OVER PERMANENT FRAMES Be Our.e the edges of all joints are 8qunre and straight Bo the adhoBlve will do its work. A Band-wheel ig (Ooutlnued fz.on the previous lBeuo). 10. FRAMES. FraneB al.e the tr.anB- verge mombors up the Bkel®ton of a veBeel the,t make :e:¥o:£es::n:a:s83=:?ngt and act ag 8tlffen- otherwise :rris’m=:::::£±kheth:I:£±n8ftfes=:: To glue up the various palrB they al`e laid on a flat board, at leaE)t the yacht. paper are placed tletween the frane9 and the face of the boa.rd to prevent stloking to latter.. The paper oan be Eioraped off after the glue has Bet. Be sun.® the board ls gtralght and flat, otherwise the fro.meg may bo warped out of true. gel. The fr.anog are r®-inforoed by f loorB at the bott,om and by deokbea,mB at the top. The shape of ea,ch fr.one ig taken from the body-plan of ThiolmeBg of the frames as wide aB the frames. Stl.ipg of wax dopendEi on the I)1ze of the boat and the nunb®r of fr.anes used, aleio the pl.eferonoeg of the builder. 141noh ls OK for 14-Olaga, a,nd 5-16 inch If uBlng for. the ±7=8::oil:::e:Le ::in:Le:u:::::: ; ::: provide ample strength on even large, wide models. If the builder haE] any q.ualmg about this, he Can inger.t a few 1-16″ or 1-8” x 14″ aLsh or oak ribs between througp each half of fl.ano. Give the first half a E]eoond Coat of adhesive and brad to boar.a quickly, lea.ve the Elome of the midship fl.aneg, Borewing E::g:=P!h%:t83a:::In3aEL:ewo:3Toved theEie to the planks from the lneide and filing off the sor’ew-points , which makes a neat f inish without Leathered naillg znay be and will take toe in the bradei in Beoond half of fro.me Slightly. Be Sure the frame lies flat and does not bulge. Oheok by tapping lightly all around with a. Small wood blook and #E;::::u;g#::::::!3!:?;!fif?;g: width Use the frame muE}t be tl.ue grain of the wood runs gtI`aight in the Tray of the upper portion of the re-enrol.cod a heavy Pr.es9ur.a ::31:!o:::::=£::i::h!::::::8:::EE£:` ::::e;ns:E: :::::_§::±:o::lib:: :X±: amply and must be applied. be out fr.om a Single piece of wood. Arrange the V in such aB way Bo the be also i:i:in!io:g:t?o3:to:e:gig:I:|ui.gi:: £:#£:?BT±: %::;I:::¥L::: ;mg::: =ns will hammel`, apply a Straight-edge to be sur`e the fra,me lies flat. 1then adhesive hag) get, remove brad8 and scrape off any papel` adhel-ing to fr.anes. Let the frames set and dry overnight. \[then using water-proof glue for. opposite gunwa,le. of Btook also va,I.ieEi. aB £:E¥:fr:mng :::::a;±8::±8e38%:n£:a:B: their oorreot aha,pe fr.om the contour. of the planking,being Bol.Owed to the Planking while still wet. There ls no need to mortise Buoh ribs in the backbone, but may continue from one gunwale aoroBB the ba,ckbone to the ry with different fra.meg. The used, described ln Par. 5|. Apply second coa,t of adheE}ive to other half of leaving any holes. These ribs may be boiled until plia,ble, Oollulold an extremely Btl.ong Joint, provided the Joints aire Square and straight. Do not apply heavy preEisure when uglng these adhesives. when u81ng waterpr.oof glue, heavy pl.e8sul.e 18 I.equlred, but one Coat iEi plenty. Dr.ive f our. Small bradg part way : :gn::xen¥kox:: : :#± ;:gB#:;&n£:I:7 will or 1ng the Beoond Coat. One Coat alone ie NOT Birffioient, but TWO will give 5-16 1noh for. the la,rger fr.aneB on the Bane boat. The diBtanoe between frames depends upon the E]paolng which the debetween fr.ameB Amberoid ::m£Et:.::I::dgi:: ::;hB#5E: :S!:y: board on their pr.oper station lin®g. by the CI-oeB-pleoeB or’oBB floor.Ei, Slued on later’. rna,y. be of E!oft wood, planed four.-Bquar.o from 5-8thB to 54 inch Stock. Out one cross-piece Cut joints to pr.open angle, place the two pleoes together and check on pa,tter.n. I)raw a, Short line aorose the Joint from one pleoe to the other, to Show position when gluoing up. Also mark frame Station number on each pleoe t,o identify the pair. This line is Shown on Fig. PF- 2. ££: ::3ho:I:::ie:LL8%t±¥ :::§e:x:::: a Li!t:Sp::¥:m¥t::;h :%8e ::n€::me6f ea,oh orosE}-piece, glue on a Strip of wood fr.om scr.a.p ma- taken filler terial used for the fr.one itself ,and 9 - – — –_ – -`-.– _– -L—- _ – `- PF-9. Typical FloBat,kviewofaframeon+hgBuildingBoarOrSa ctup —_—- F\\\.\\““\ \\\` \1 HP Floor F -10 I a U I LD I N a P I,A NK E1) of “V” if you wish, altho this is not the Eiane ver.tical width as the orose n®oessar`y,as after. the boat has been plariked this exoegs will be tr`immed £:::ei±::::eu;t;:::es::V:t::i:n8¥ifee. Ma,rk the fran® number. on each cross pleoe, a,nd lay them aside. off` 8.rgvw&y. Place a frame patter.n on proper fra.me, making Sure that the pattern does not overla.p the Btook,and there 15.CHEOF.ING FRAi.Jm. S. Sand off Con- tour of outside edge of fr.am.es exactly TO the line.Place patterns on the fl.aneg and check oarefuny,oorreoting any diBcrepanoy, however Slight. If ls enough wood for aa.wing out. Mark a Straight line. &oro9s top of fr`ame for base-line, to which the or.osspieoe will `eventunlly be lined up. Saw off Carefully, leaving the line, 8:¥ #:em:8£}L:£±: {:ass,b8r g±:±ng new fr`ame. and f’iniBh to the line. 1`he fr.ame will now looE like Fig. PF-5. 16. 00PIIqG-SA’,V CUTS. We will no” ca,ution all builders that when sawing out any pa,rts, to LEAVE the line, a,nd afterward Band or plane exactly T0 the line. Con- 12. CROSS-PIECE ADDED T0 FRARE. which should be long enough Bpad fra,meg to the E}o that outer edge of fr.ame and endE] a shor.t dista,nco from the inside edge of the fr.ame near top of backbone. These to the top edge of the frame, per.feotly flush and Square. The small filler. sbr.ip of wood will be turned, E}o it is flush with the face of the frame. With a try-square dr.a,w a cen- ter line vertically over` the the lt gtar’ts at the top of the floor at and fa.stoned later with sorewB. Ijine up Cross-piece Cutting avJay the excess wood of frames after planking,a thin saw-cut done by drilling 1-8 inch diameter holes, thru which a jig or` a coping Saw is introduced to make the cut, respective cross-Pieces tempor.al.ily,. ag they will be removed when sawing out the frames, (Fig. PF-8) In ol.der. to clear the floors when is rna.de on the iliside edge of frames in the way of the floor.E]. This is ca,ve por.tionB may be dressed with a small, Sharp gpokeshave. (See li`ig. PF-5). M 0 D E .Ii S cuts are oleal.1v shown on Fig. PF-8. 17. FLOORS. (See Fig.PF-9. Floors :::war:::h¥3:a::gmm:#::stot::Ego::: f iller across the bottomEi of. the fr.ames, in this oaBe gtr.ip and frame, aB on Fig. PF-5. where most of the cross- §=:i:d°£n¥°:£u:3°ror:i:h:r::::?SaaEe are usually from 1-4th to 1-5d cf the height of the frame. A typical floor ::::?:e:#Fi::a#I:::!*:::i:::::::i ing with oentel.line of fr’a,m6. uP fl.are Jack is shoThm in I.’ig. PF-9 a.nd 10. Get the shape of i.;rith a piece of E]oz7ap wood the patterns, at, inter’vals into the wood f or i’raterlines, buttock lines, clamp or. inwale notches, inside sawing-out line, sheer line, etc. Be c&I`eful patter.n of an inch thick. Floors can be cut from left-over pieces of frame sbook. so it lies flat. Prick thru does not Shift or. Blip. pattern If using a Draw outHne the Ma.rk fr.ane nhaber on each ‘f.loop.1’then Slueing to fl.a,meg, place scot,oh tape a,oroE!8 that part of. the fr.ame to which the floor. need not be glued. The exceBEi wood will then Come away easily when Cutting fr`anes to firial inside line a,fter pla,nking. Use wat,erproof glue, a,nd add a, few Small brass scl.ews if you wish, altho this ha.If-pattern, reverse it and draw other side. Remove pa,ttern, and using prick-marks for. guides, draw in water-lineE! and other lines in pencil. The frames iE} ha,rdly necessary. Tr.im the floors gfetE%m::: fE#:ho o#:±£efhet£€g£:6:: will now reserible Fig. PF-6. 14. transfer. to stock, which may be 1-8th to 5-].6ths of fra,me in pencil around edge of pattern, . being oar.eful Pencil doeEi not bite into gr’a,in of wood and wan- der off . a.nd each f loor. from of the same thickness as cross-piece will be bevelled off. be for.a planking. Trim keel-mortises so they f it onto the backbone closely. FRARES OUT T0 0UTSII)E SHAPE. 63e: E:fa ::;,7£em:€e g:::8 3i::8:af the fl`a,me Can lie f lab on the table. If using a oompags-saw by hand, the orosg pleoe may be left on to avoid stra,in on t,he Joint. Saw out (leaving the line) to Contour of outside 18. Drill two holes in each cross piece to take a, 1-inch #2 or #5 ir.on I.ound-head gol`ew to fasten the cross pieces to the building board. Drill holes aa wide apal.t as I)ossible, according to width of` your. boa,rd. of I.rame. Saw out backbone mortise and clamp notches, leaving plenty of ex- £:::I?°°8awf:: ::±¥’t::g *:n:I::be::: f,af:; (E3p!%g; ;::gB;gi33:3) oEg!:3 11 B U I L D I N a P I.A NK ED %%H ±Eec:a:::nbE:%%::eog:# £:±8:inn:a:r%£:h3:::Bt:o:1::r::;?I::i screw fr.aneg t,1ghtly to orogBpieoes. Oheok with try-square for Bquaronese with center-line, set. that oide. on frame tour will best use the “partial” way. First, out the lower face or watol.line of t,he middle portion of the and see both frame and pattern co-in- backbone Correct a.ny irregular.ity. water `which rna,y Eieop into the hull to oolleot at a low point anidE]hips by m®anB of small holes bored througi to the Shape, taken ::¥:: :#: #t#:PS:o€:::i::k:n£:re the fr.aces . Some builder.a Been Locate holes so they olea,r E)oz`owB frameEi doml from the waterline plan of the boat. I)o not tl.y and oonoa,ve it yet, just trim down,leaving the line. ‘This lower face ig usua,lly na,rrower than the upper face, and if it E!hould be Dra££.h%E%=N g£:Esie6:::a:;Stop:I:6t used to fasten %:=::: :::E::nEgt:a:::Hc:g:yya3::.th:1:¥: also for vel.tical I.ay pattern M 0 D E I, S to baokbone. able to shape with coa,rae I.at-tail file, 5::iB8Eb°¥: bgd:I:e3rt€e#±eb:tt :±: holes from 3-8 to lad inch diameter. Some holes nay be on the center-line others may be made by Cutting off the tips of the fr.a.meg on each side of the backbone as planking proceeds. 3::::aga:# 8£2!±°€h::: I:%:#tg File out 21. SETTING UP FRARES. (See over. the backbone and trim until a I)ia- 8rage:M::h:£e[;ia£::°o:F;:’eD£&i)i¥¥ri: board, making Sure each frame ig in its proper place on its I.espective station-line rna,I.ked on the building boar.d. Starting with the nidship section or fra,me, frames FORWARI) of that point will fa,oe AFT,and all the frames AFT of the will face FORWARD. the fro.meE! take the necessary must midship geotion This is because be bevelled off to planking, and thus it is to leave the outline of the fr.anes undigtul`bed on the mal`ked Bide or\faoe. Use a tr.y-square to oheok both transver.ge and vertical 25. CUTTING THIE RABBET. The ra.bbet, may beis out either befol.e the back\bone finally joined together, or trueness with the face of the build- ing board. Oorr’ect any discrepa,nay before final sor.Owing to the board. a,fterward. A ja,ok-knife or. a small chisel rriay be used to out the rabb6t. The author. pl`efers small, thin ohis- Use two R.H.Ir.on sorewB through ea.oh orosapieoe, a,nd set theni^ up tight. els, Oheok up the line of sheer, using wale notches line up. Try the ba,okbone on the fr.a,meg after the la.tter. bone will lie snug and fair in each frame. See tha.t the oenterline of each frame oo-incides with oenter- MOULDING baLokbone THE BACKBONE. but an almost hor.izontal cut to a verti- cal out, or vice oersa„ ospecia,1ly abaft the Btemhead, or. for.ward of the run of a. ya.cht with overhangs. The It, is best to the sides leave such places un- ::1p:£%L::: I::::e€he;nw:¥: i:°£::: I.eedily underistood . Be car.eful rabbet ig oonca.ved or. vee-d. builders iiiiiiE pla.oeB, as near. t,he bow or Stern. a,re square with the top and bottom faces. Sooner or. later th`e backbone must be worked down to its f inal or moulded shape, as in some places lt Some directioncf You will probably find plaoeg . where the rabbet line ta.keg a Sudden twiElt, where the angle changes from has only been out to aha.pe in prof ilo and plan, any A Eimall I.abbet-plane is useful in getting a Smooth landing in certa.in g::e:£:y?a°g:0::t:::::d to the fz.ame 22. in fiiiEi a,re a,118orewed in place. Trim. and bevel ba,okbone notches so the back- line of backbone.I)0 NOT fasten the backbone to the fr`ames yet. Considerable trimming rna.y be necessary to gr’ound to a, “skew” or a,ngle,as they will cut grain I.eadily. a light batten, and see that the in- to loca,te and cut the ag near as possible ALIKE on hot,h sideE) of the boat, or a differ- work the backbone 12 B U I LD I N G Once of eiha.pe near the P LA NK ED garboards ::Ee:ot€£e £±%¥Lpgc e::h8::I:edb:#E of the boat will result. The aotua,i cutting of the rabbet is dlff ioult to deeoribe and also is a sort have no Some bet line is inserted for tr.anson, the rabbet ::::q5do¥:t::€. o o£::E::gg s£:ggfa:g: a of bugbear to builder`B who I)revious experience. boats ar.e Shaped so the rabis eaEiy\ to out, ot,hers az`e The rabbet may be ea,Oily out a.t !:!:i.:i!;t::b:::::ag:I;:::!t:::::!: difficult. `+’e suggest that a beginner Should not wor.ry about lt, but after the keel is moulded,to place the backbone in position on the partially in order to locate the rabbet. For inE}tance,on yachts with over.hangs, the rabbet may often be out fr.om the stemhead down to the vicinity of the Lmu, and from the a,fter L`t’JL ending, or therea.bouts, to the transom without moulding it. The excess wood is trimmed off aLfter’ the :::::e::::in::y; :rid:?::i ::: :::::: a8 a, prolonga,tion of the contour of the frames. Use a small Beotion of planks are fitted. The rabbet line in plan view is useful a,a a, guide ln cutting such a rabbet at these particular pla,oeB. :8::Laf¥±:g[ahL3±£g°V=:t:h:h:I:::b:% a,a the cutting proceeds. The Eitern-piece ol. transom rabbet iB easy to out. (See Pa.I. 26) M 0 D E L S Some- ——-f=±::_:_.-:=f=_i_g±=_ `ro Be cow-) Bits of Oakum #8:FEY?a::,ef::::.E!a!!:::!::::::1::P¥?:::?tfe:¥:::i#::::t:::T::i:;a::i: tloiiB member of a, Ship.a company (or a model ya,cht Club) to questioning ordol.a and I.uleB than ln obeying them. who 18 more One of the Pests given of :::iF¥X:e::::h:::mng:Ln:e:ndandm°:;.g:a::::gd.i;.i6o:°8¥£gr±:g?€£ea::nd°:t::i- of the sea or by charaoterigtlog of the veBgel’g underbody, or by a oomblna- i;::a;:Oi;!£:i;8:;:§Pe:ig;ib3;a;::::::!±;I;£±:::::ih;::£3B§!#:di::;t:fr:§!: up into the rind. VeEiBelB with this ohara.oterlBtio lrruBt be held on their. oour.Be by keepingthe helm aweather …. The reaElon f or this tendency 18 fo`md ln tho r’eBultant label.al z`eEiiBta,nco of the vogsel be for.® or ahead of her resultant wind presginr.e …….. BAR}IAOLE, ai clrriped oruBta,oean which ln olu8ters to the underwater por.tlon of vessels,piles, piers eta. bues model yaohtBmELn. 13 A edhereB 8our- Model Yachting Monthly Newsletter PAUL A.FISKE of Boston lTro has a new X-clagB deBlgn, whloh Should lntel`eBt a lot of ElklpperB, named the “Gull”. Mol.e about her later ……. JAL£ES J. DEMPSEY’ of the Empire LIY a :nag:gfng3g£::g,Li#i¥:%gdf8#’thew:5±. Btaole course ……. Anyone know 0.A. ±¥h¥°wi#hBb:¥#o:.newg#6 E::kck= bone 18 laDlrntod– a good idea ….. OEOBOE. a.SIEIHBREOHm aLnd AIIBERT H. LINK are alroaLdy become BponBOI.a for MrMlg S®oond Volume, 1946 ….. J.J.BEIL of Houston Tex., iB build – IIEISTF:RKAMP’ E] addreEis? …… HARRY A. 5ng.g¥M%ri°#:ge:eB:fantofh:onL:y:gi:i MILLER a,skB wha,t happened to the Aola8s model the Sam Fz.anolsoo boys :¥3?hr:E°ufe,g::£=8ai:#o:::::r tfi: year.a ago? ……. We have heard of at his last vane, and hag to use an old battened down and headed for. Japa.n, at the Golden Gate Exposition a few lea,st a half dozen firm. iduals and indiv- ha,ve the “moulded hull” bug. WALTER KREBS writes that the ‘,’Jampum Bails even better with the new skeg and I.udd.er a,nd vane gear, and that A.M.BAI,LANTYRE and JIH FUI.TON done a :ig: i:g. i?.:?:::mE:ngu:::a:::g:E: of Clove Lakes I.’rYC USOG, Boz a jerker for an ]i(-olagg weig|ig about a quarter of a pound, and will Eteor as well as trim sheets. So no more rowing heavy skiffs, or. walking TRE A FI-YER? g:O¥;:T:SE#08fo:±¥:::a:O¥h:e:a:I E;:i?u#i.1£:tfog::3¥.3;vS;iieF53:i? BroFORE, Vthat :yiedM$8m=:#::¥de 3:: :i:¥’ a:£t:::: in ao- £:i?:g88%if¥:a:::i=±5:u:;b::!h°f|rs: LT. GEORGE W. deoreplt one on hlg own boat! ten miles ln the ho`t Burl, oh wot?. . . wl.iter`s of reports of races include the speoif ioations of the three top boats …….. Anyone interoBted ::::::Fg%:.???.:.¥:n£SsE:V:¥doie:: azine, member is still on deck with Bubscrlptlon blank included. How aLbout each Club ta,k- :¥.:u:a:::ti:# , g::a::8,::=e::: :88k¥i:3±€£€n::eog:::8£o¥:I:aL±¥gig¥s£ hez`e and thel.e? Drop uB a line and tell uB how many you oa.n use. :yngD%B:;Lg???.??.y±#[gggrfubrfe:£:i; st * * trydth fro „TEFO Ivl, 4, MARINE MODEL COMPANY Ready soon-ct complete kit including molded hull and all fittings. This is a quchity product you will want to own. Send us your nclme cnd address for litercrture when recrdy. *** MAnlllE MODEL 00., lm®. HALESIT[, L. I., llEW Y0nH qfroquci q}wh ® a® medel X;¢dgt C:led Our. last raoo was held Election Da,y, Nov.6. \’Jind SW, light, weather fine. The Club-house f lags, and the was decorated with Bell Bhlned PACIFIC DIVISION PACIFIC DIVISION l!-CLASS OHAI`{PIONSHP \,’e::i:rJglga: : £:: : atwh¥r!8:gg #;: : Bea,t and run. for the Paul Oollet Paul Johnson oooa8ion. Lots of visitor.B a,sked lots of quostionB. Ltr. E.Garbe Jr., ]ugt returned from the U.S.Army waE} Timekeeper, a.nd did a, Swell job. So now Ja.ck Nlokel.son Jack SPowaI.t tha.t the season is over., we Bkipperg hope next year will be better. ‘Bo the Club Can tl’avel a,nd get some outside competition. i:frrg§cAri:£3we FINAL SCORE 0F THE SEASON A-OIASS : Kraugei DucheBg par`ticlpate because of tr.avel bans. The Paoif io i)ivision ‘l`rophy was presented to Paul Collet, ad time winner he also won it in 1941. Oa,pt.Johnson I`eceived t,he 2d place t,rophy presented by the ulty of Berkeley. Wanker Hetri ever. Dunnebaohe Challenge Stoa,d Ada a. Garbe Annette hl-CIIASS: RagmusBon All oontegtantB members of J3erkeley MYRC. It wa,a unfortunate thait other Clubs on the Coast were not able to Grace 11 Stead Marie Dunnebaohe FIrarmie Kllarjian Yankee Gal.be Lady Star X-CI-ASS : 17ariker KnauBs RagmuBgen –B.P.VON TIOKNER, ATTENTION, sKlppms! I:3:;:I:g;ngv:i:::::: 8gb:ef::: 8.80 8.10 7.81 Pronto Peggy Fra,noes A.J.FISHER 1002 Etowah Av ., Royal Oak, l!1ch. –NIELS J. RAS}:USSEN, OH.R.a. MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MILL POND M.Y.C. NATIONAL OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MILL-POND RAons. The Charles Bea- Cbarles Heisler, Prc®. ter Memorial Cup, put up by members and to be held 1 year.I.Ir.Baxter died last year., one of our oldest members arid an ex-Cormodor.e. We miss 38 Willett street Albany, N. Y. a:g A¥:1g:: “Eg.t!;::i!. E:3:in::cgi!: 6370 Drozel Avenue Chicago, 37, Ill. I. L`ST\hotf, E.D.Rapr. AL. At[o\\, Hid-W:. Repr. 84-09 Talbot st. -13428 Glen field Hew Gardens,I..I.,N.Y. I)etroit, Mich. for club members only, and was the fir.st one held for this Cup,Oot.28. 11/45. ISELIN CUP, H. H. IIoweler, y®.oG pros. W. F. Post, 7rcas. F. I. Santos, Scorc€argr 3054 Coleridge Road 7l calla street Cleveland Hghts.18, 0. Provideflce, R. I. him tor.ribly; he was a gra,nd per`Bon. The Nov. O.j). A..R. Lo,sse\, P. D. Repr. 831 I.akme Avenue Wilmingtoo, Calif. A-Class, 1#i#::? 3;gnc::).t:::do:3:g: #::: with a fair wind. 10 entries, 5 from EASTERN DIVISION OFFICERS I,`:ontolalr I,HC, 7 from ifill Pond. A.M. C.A. Heisterkamp, Prcs. I). J. Maming, 7®.ce Prcs. 91 Fonda Road 410sborne St. Rockville Ctr., L.I., N.Y. Peabody, Mass. Ballantyao, 01); E.P.Phillipe,Starter. Reynoldg A.S. Anderson, 7rG¢S. E.P.Phlllip8 20 I,ennol Avenue Rumson, N. I . A. Blank n. L. Curly, Secretary 28 East Avenue Valleystrean,L.I.,N.Y. Capra ‘fJilllg MIDWEST DIVISION OFFICERS Sythoff M. I. Donovaa, P”g. I,1uir Oapron 1615 Wendall Avo. Lima, Ohio A. Brown Dr. Nol`th Archio Arrou, S’eo.-rrga8. 13428 Glen field Detroit, Mlch. PACIFIC DIVISION OFFICERS Dot\ lyon , President 33410th Avenue Sam Francisco, Cal. Mill Pond I;irrc lnvitetd l!ontolalr. MYC to lunch. Sklpperg and mates drew f or a turkey given by &H? and Andrew Brown, lH], won. We had a f ine time F{ances Ra.chin, Vio® Pr. l889 IIarmon st. Berkeley, Cal. M. Flare, SIGo.-7’rGc”. but wish it had been Clear. 7228 4th, N.W. –F.W.GWINN, JR. Seattle, Wasb. 15 Th. Do®p®r Ehdeon loo hold a tD®®t- §h¥¥¥i:::LEffiLE;:pr:!§jo#:;:±, and To lost hle o®1lfLp olub-houf)®! It =Bnrdt#LiLasg::::urn:::®¥:::nirf:: yoar8 1n the army.Bill hag lof]t none of hlEi ezithuBlaE)n and lntereat ln model yachting, and 1g duE]tlz|g off haiv® hor® 1n our. mldet the “(hfl®mll Ant*Bf)adcnr foz. the advanoemont of 3hiLg:r¥o¥:fB#:i¥ih:oI:°w:=,:,:g a tltl®.for E]uoh ai -oo mon! plo::=P::-:::m8kerL:eE:£oiBV:Prdr S:fa8ldti;kl::itB:::g§:yE£:a:®a::n¥ oharll®.e bao± aftez. many mlly long nonthB ln th. 8orvloo. ::a:=::I:.FulFng:¥::;:¥::,i=::!! a €=io:::=thrfBmIE€er¥::et:aulnodi: ondD:::£’k;°::.p:L&g¥°:o#xin::£: 3p[d±nngB:yyk=:£:°£ef:i:¥££t¥tt :i:::usiE:::::;a::*::ed::¥:F:¥:::i Wo think that f oz. the good of the alrplano8 h® 1E] Eitlll held to the Bill Voa Zaridt ig back in the U.S.A. Some tlmo rag Bpont talking over That had happened while the boys Pore aHay and plazia foz` ftituz’e gz.owhh. The D.H. Iffo have decided to try out a nev lake, Warnez..g, gltuated at ® t, A ® a A I, a a A * Sport ln general that Eiome devoto® I)hould loogon up. Ih®r® Should be Ilo more .rar’ BeoretB.. kh:::8d°fwhH£L:fanb::8L::£:atEn:L lAIIIes BanBoxing,Jiu-J.Itsu, 8kiffg can bo Stored,there lei plenty Other Sports in Germany old lake at Hanpton Manor.Modol8 and S:oLh:::iga±=:¥ngi I::::ng6o:¥o ta.ke the family and spend tbe day. Your reportez. ls Bti]l looking for na.rime plywood to znake Ilts of the i[-claga tlsha,rple”, a,eEilgned by the wr`iter`. However, plans and complete build.ing directlona uill be I.ea,dy to go on ga,le. before Jam. 1. these “Sharpies’ are now three of building, and Bevel.a,I more wa,nt plaziB. We Elope thiEi will mean new club members. It is expected that an exhibition BERI,IN, Nov. 21) (tJP)derman BPort8 cbb8 were ellmimtln! tlve indrde I.a§ketbal]. volleyball, 10 s|iorts, |nclqdlng hoxing and Jltl-fitst], from thelr programs to- day alter ^Llle4 mlutary com. nanders I)anned the 6port! bccatise they .end to prom.te multory |i[eprrrfuess.” =;#Fn::ei:ihd#,,,,:ynp*f work. field athletics, 8klltlg md .ycllnI. Sport. a|.proved try the dlrec- of models will be shown at the meet- :pea££±hrfu:%:i:|nA3±:t::£:h¥::?tion-W.D.IIOPKINS Mid-West Doings iH SAI,[pljE ADVEitT IsElhrENT SPAOE + I. BS Hu:TH LEHHIB For. Sa,le Want,ed nanLj°gft*i:#:p::::ngr:e:::Ei::FcnL Five lines type:8::#3;I issue ward to bigger a.nd bettez. Eipopt ln 1946. Ifany new boats ar.e otl the way. Herb Chandler has a riew 6-H ready to pla.Ilk …… The l..-Jilliams` 6-H iB-also THE SKIPPERS’ FORUM ¥:±’: #£rb¥:gis e[:fw::]m#:et=b±:= home.They a.pe Eiald to ha.ve something new in a va.ne. Hat.I.ig Howeler re- pol.ts there. will be 7 new 6-M’B for sul’e in Chicago next season. Tbe Six ig gaining in popularity by leapsand-bounds. There is reason for this of course. Fir’st’ it ig a real yachty looking Craft, and aalls like one. Dea,r Editor: The la,9t, issue of mrM was Bo lousy it is hard to Second, when one has had a day’g ratha,t you would release itTA EREEEi o±ng with a Six, they know there iE! Ed. Note: It wasn’t released, pal, more to galling a nodel than meets the eire, arid last, but not leagt, we it Just escaped! iffi WANTED ! PHOTOS of interest to Model Yachtsmen Send me your negatives of models in action, club-houses, views of ponds, skippers, gadgets, etc. I will returnL them with an 8xio ENLARGEMENT, GRATrs Photos to be used for Model Yacht Publicity purposes CHARLES HEISLER 38 Willett St.. Albany 6, BDATINE N. Y. HELPS IN BOOK FORM The experience of experts can be valuable to new sailors and old~`imers alike. All books on boating are available from YACI-lTING.s Book Departmel`t. May we suggest: Elements of Yacht Design, by Norman L. Skene. Yacht Designing and planning, by H. I. Chapelle. Ameri{!an ship Models, by v. R. Grimwood. $4.00 $4.75 $6.00 YACHTING PUBLISHING CORPORATION 205 East 42d Street New York 17, N. Y. JAMES BLISS &co..Inc. 220 State street Boston, Mass. Tel. 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